For example, the Italian word 'cembalo' is a shortened form of 'clavicembalo' which means 'harpsichord'; but when Mozart writes 'cembalo' in a concerto score, he means 'fortepiano' - the latest ...

Exploring great composers with songs based on some of their most famous melodies. We travel to Germany in 1722 to hear Johann Sebastian Bach playing one of his famous harpsichord pieces, which ...